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Fri, 09 Dec 2016 17:11:25 +0000en-UShourly1https://wordpress.org/?v=4.6.1ORPHAN BLACK Has a New Trailer and is Moving to Thursdays!http://nerdist.com/orphan-black-has-a-new-trailer-and-is-moving-to-thursdays/
Thu, 18 Feb 2016 17:31:15 +0000http://nerdist.com/?p=369373If you’re looking for everybody’s favorite clonespiratorial rabbit hole, you’ll have to fall back to earlier in the week, because Orphan Black‘s new trailer has announced the series is moving to Thursday nights in season four. Weee!

Naturally, the move to as prime a spot as Thursday nights only bodes well for our favorite sestras: a lot of people, frankly, don’t watch TV on Saturday nights (they like, go out and have lives and stuff? I don’t know). So BBC America moving Orphan Black to—arguably—the biggest night for television viewing speaks volumes to their support and commitment to the show. Needless to say, we’re beyond pumped for Thursday, April 14th at 10PM.

And—hoo boy!—is it going to be a walloper of a season. In the email blast featuring the trailer, the season is set up thusly:

The new season sees Sarah (Tatiana Maslany) returning home from her Icelandic hideout to track down an elusive new ally tied to deceased clone Beth (Maslany), whose identity Sarah stole in the series’ first episode. With the stakes higher than ever before, Sarah and her sisters band together to uncover the missing chapter of the clone conspiracy – following Beth’s footsteps into a dangerous relationship with a potent enemy who holds the key to their survival.

Speaking from our own experience on the set of the series (stay tuned for heaps of goodies from that!), this description is only scratching the surface of the proverbial Neolutionist nightmare. It’s.about.to go.down, Clone Club. Hold on tightly to your sestras now more than ever. C’mon Thursday, April 14th!

What do you think about the move and the new trailer? Let us know in the comments below.

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Image Credit: BBC America

Alicia Lutes is the Managing Editor of Nerdist Industries. Find her on Twitter (@alicialutes).

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]]>Watch ORPHAN BLACK’s PaleyFest Panel Right Here, Right Nowhttp://nerdist.com/watch-orphan-black-paleyfest-panel-delphine-video-game-ari-millen/
Tue, 20 Oct 2015 02:00:55 +0000http://nerdist.com/?p=321931Gather ’round sestras and brothersestras alike: we’ve got a real fun video for you after the veritable Orphan Black draught we’ve experienced since the end of season three. And—hoo boy—did we sure get a lot of knowledge dropped on us during the BBC America’s PaleyFest panel from this weekend.

With so much left up in the air heading into season four, most of the stars are looking for a bit of stability for their characters—a breather, if you will. Especially Felix and Donnie. But it seems as though that’s far from the likely possibility: after all, we’re returning to those pesky Neolutionists now that they’ve (uh, spoiler alert?) been revealed as the most nefarious baddies out there. “We’re going back to the beginning, so we’re going to need a bit more Hanchie [actor Kevin Hanchard, who plays Detective Art Bell],” co-creator Graeme Manson explained.

Also slated to return? “I have seen Ari Millen on the call sheet, so [Project Castor] will be back,” Manson added. OoOoOoh! Tell us more. (We know you won’t though, it’s fine.)

But it wasn’t all about feminism—let’s see Cosima outside of her relationships!—identity, nature versus nurture, and mystery on the panel. There was also talk about expanding the universe beyond its Hot Topic clothing collection, podcast, Funko dolls, and comic book series. “There is some talk about a video game,” said Manson.

Need more Orphan Black in your life? Check our our SDCC panel with the cast—complete with Donnie and Alison twerkin’:

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Image Credit: PaleyFest/Yahoo!

Alicia Lutes is the Associate Editor of The Nerdist, resident Orphan Black expert, and 100% in favor of a Donnie/Felix bromance. Join her on Twitter, sestras (@alicialutes).

]]>Felix Joins the Clone Club as a New ORPHAN BLACK Funko POP! Vinylhttp://nerdist.com/felix-joins-the-clone-club-as-a-new-orphan-black-funko-pop-vinyl/
Tue, 16 Jun 2015 23:30:02 +0000http://nerdist.com/?p=266893Funko has already released several of those adorable and (slightly creepy) Pop! vinyl dolls based on characters from BBC America’s Orphan Black. The figures include lead clone Sarah Manning, adorable ex-assassin Helena, soccer mom Alison Hendrix, and scientific genius Cosima, plus two different versions or Rachel Duncan, one all glammed up and holding a cocktail, and the other with a pencil shoved into her eye, because who doesn’t want to relive that moment?

Well, as most fans of the show are well aware, Clone Club isn’t really complete without Sarah’s adopted brother Felix Dawkins, or just “Fee” for short (or even better, as Helena refers to him, “Sestrah-Brother”). Funko has just announced that Felix will be joining the family of mouthless little dolls, so he can hang out right along with his sisters on your desk.

Since Felix is a painter on the show, his vinyl doll has him in his painter’s apron, holding a little brush in his hand. Of course, the way Felix really makes money on the show so he can afford that spacious loft everyone is always hanging out/avoiding the authorities in is by being a hustler, which to be honest, seems to be more of his primary occupation. Which really makes me wish there was an ass-less chaps version of the Felix figure, but I guess that’s just a tad too risque for something that’s going to be sitting in someone’s cubicle somewhere. Maybe as an exclusive variant? I’m just putting it out there, Funko. Someone besides me is bound to buy it.

The Felix Dawkins figure won’t be available until September 2015, but you can pre-order it now by clicking on this link,

]]>Welcome ORPHAN BLACK’S Clonecast to the Nerdist Podcast Network!http://nerdist.com/welcome-orphan-blacks-clonecast-to-the-nerdist-podcast-network/
Mon, 11 May 2015 21:00:44 +0000http://nerdist.com/?p=252695It’s an exciting day to be a member of the Clone Club working at Nerdist. Because today we have the supremest of pleasures, announcing that the official Orphan Black podcast — The Clonecast — has found itself an official home, and it’s right here on the Nerdist Podcast Network. That’s right, geek monkeys: all the crazy science you could possible live for is going to exist right here, in podcast form, from now until forever. What a time to be alive!

Recorded every week at Temple Street Productions, the podcast features Orphan Black associate producer Mackenzie Donaldson and Clonecast producer Rob Moden as they go deep inside the fandom and chat about the episode du jour. Episodes include plenty of guests from the show itself, as well as a bevy of solicited questions from the Internet, hear crazy (and, cough cough, not so crazy JUST HEAR US OUT) theories, and even check out all that crazy-amazing fan art for which so many of you are Tumblr-famous.

Welcome to the trip, folks.

And that’s not even the last thing to say on the matter: we’ve got the first three episodes (and a welcome!) right here right MEOW. Listen if you’re into using your ears for that sort of thing and reading our recaps just isn’t quenching your OB thirst:

Ooh, ooh, also: want to be featured on the podcast? Follow @clonecast or clonecast.tumblr.com to send thoughts and fan art, and be sure to stop by here every Wednesday to get your fill of the trip. It’s what Pupok would want. (Also some mangoes if you have any.)

Are you excited about the Clonecast’s new home on the Nerdist Podcast Network? Let’s hear your thoughts in the comments.

]]>ORPHAN BLACK Will Have Tabletop Game Iterations, Toohttp://nerdist.com/orphan-black-will-have-tabletop-game-iterations-too/
http://nerdist.com/orphan-black-will-have-tabletop-game-iterations-too/#commentsThu, 19 Mar 2015 19:30:37 +0000http://nerdist.com/?p=233646As the world of Orphan Black expands to include an increasingly confusing web of conspiracy (to say nothing of the new line of male clones), it’s also getting into a new game. As in: tabletop games! That’s right, the BBC America series is hoping to “further enrich the tension and unpredictability fans have experienced through the first two seasons” with a bunch of Clone Club-erific games. It’s time to pick sides, sestras!

Done in conjunction with Temple Street Productions and IDW Games (the gaming arm of the company that brought us the Orphan Black comic books), the first Orphan Black game will be “a tense contest of deduction and deception for 3-6 players.” Dubbed Orphan Black: The Card Game (hey: no one said you have to be clever and punny ALL the time), the concept involves being “secretly assigned to one of three teams; the Proletheans, Neolutionists, or the Bird Watchers.”

“The goal of the game is to influence as many clones into joining your faction as possible, while also keeping your opponents guessing as to which of the three factions you’re really working for,” IDW explained in a release statement. “If you can keep other players in the dark while secretly exerting influence on your targets, you’ll come out on top. The constant uneasiness of not knowing who to trust during the game will have players feeling like they’re living an episode of the hit TV show, and the strategic depth of play will excite even the most avid board gamers.”

So, you know — just another day in the Clone Club. The game is slated to hit stores in July 2015.

Will you be picking up the game? Let us hear it in the comments!

]]>http://nerdist.com/orphan-black-will-have-tabletop-game-iterations-too/feed/4New ORPHAN BLACK Posters Have Castor and Leda Going All Boys Vs. Girls on Ushttp://nerdist.com/new-orphan-black-posters-have-castor-and-leda-going-all-boys-vs-girls-on-us/
http://nerdist.com/new-orphan-black-posters-have-castor-and-leda-going-all-boys-vs-girls-on-us/#commentsTue, 17 Mar 2015 20:00:01 +0000http://nerdist.com/?p=233160It’s looking to be a real us versus them situation in the third season of BBC America’s Orphan Black, if these new posters are any sort of indication. In the two images released on Tuesday, we see the ladies of Project Leda and the boys of Project Castor separated—but equal?—by their personal bonds despite the more obvious ones that connect them. (And by that we mean the whole “being clones” thing because, y’know, that’s sort of a big one, commonality-wise.)

Speaking with People, series co-creator Graeme Manson explained the big changes heading for the series now that the clone sestras have some brothers to tend and fend off.

“They’re definitely their own little family,” he explained of the male clones. “Every family has its quirks, and these ones are not pleasant.”

Unlike the Tatiana Maslany-fronted female clones, the Ari Millen-fronted male group “were raised like a little wolf pack in a military-type setting. They’re self-aware and aware of each other and aware that they’re multiples and different and special and that they have their own purpose. … The differences in how they relate to each other is one of the coolest things about it.”

But it won’t all be ‘this versus that’ next season, as Manson explained that “one of the main themes of the year is, ‘Are we stronger together?’ We’ve pushed them to that point in the first episode. Crisis abounds in the premiere, and that question is definitely at the fore.”

Click on the images below to embiggen them (and yes that’s definitely a totally real and official technical term) so you’ve got something to stare at before the series’ return on Saturday, April 18th at 9PM on BBC America.

Alright, Clone Club: how ready are you?

]]>http://nerdist.com/new-orphan-black-posters-have-castor-and-leda-going-all-boys-vs-girls-on-us/feed/2ORPHAN BLACK’s Full Season 3 Trailer Shows a Brave New World for the Cloneshttp://nerdist.com/orphan-blacks-full-season-3-trailer-shows-a-brave-new-world-for-the-clones/
http://nerdist.com/orphan-blacks-full-season-3-trailer-shows-a-brave-new-world-for-the-clones/#commentsMon, 02 Mar 2015 19:21:09 +0000http://www.nerdist.com/?p=229247When Orphan Black returns Saturday, April 18th, the sestrahood like no other faces some serious consequences after the events of season two. Sarah’s discovered the existence of male clones (Ari Millens), a.k.a Project Castor, Rachel’s presumed dead and missing an eye, Alison has revealed everything to her husband Donnie, and Helena’s been taken by armed forces (infiltrated by Project Castor clones).

In an interview with our own Alicia Lutes, series co-creator John Fawcett remarked, “Everything changes in season three! Really changes… I think that you kinda do things for a little while and you’re like, ‘OK, now we’ve got to shake it all up again,’ you know?” And now, with the first full-length trailer for season three, we get a glimpse at just how crazy this expanded clone universe is going to be:

Phew, ok. Let’s break this down for a minute, Clone Club. Mrs. S comes clean to Sarah about trading Helena to Project Castor for still-unknown reasons (“a war-time decision”), and one of the male clones also tells Sarah to “count her sisters.” Now, that could be about Helena’s disappearance, or it could be a different sister entirely.

We also get a look at some of the presumed baddies this season: True Blood‘s most excellent James Frain (looking practically unrecognizable/great with tortoiseshell glasses and lighter-than-usual hair), another sinister looking doctor, and Delphine (Evelyne Brochu). Has Delphine officially joined the dark side? Is her loyalty directly correlated to her hair? Even Cosima knows she can’t really trust anyone, admitting, “We can’t rely on anyone but ourselves.”

We also get to see several of the male clones in action: one with blood red “x” scars over his eyes, a more lucid version being held captive, one with the Shaun from Boy Meets World haircut, an army clone, and a veeeery creepy looking fella with an extra creepy ‘stache. Not only was the reveal that Ari Millen would be playing all the male clones such a delicious surprise, he has already shown an impressive range that will hopefully match Tatiana Maslany‘s mind-boggling talent. From this trailer alone, we can sense the very distinct differences between the Project Castor clones. Millen demonstrates wild insanity, brooding aggression, and excessive sliminess, all in one minute.

There are mostly just snippets of Alison, Cosima, and Felix, who are likely tied up in other storylines the show is still keeping under wraps. There’s a quick shot of Rachel staring blankly ahead with her one good eye. Is she alive? In a coma? We suspect we’ll find out by the time the first episode is through. The last thing we see is that poor Helena’s been stuffed in yet another cage, this time a wooden box. The trailer ends on a high note though, with our beloved angry angel telling one of the male clones matter-of-factly, “One day, I kill you all.” We believe it.

All in all, it looks like all of the clones are going to be facing the ramifications of another set of clones in the mix. And like Rachel, these male clones are fully self-aware. What does that mean for the sestrahood? Are all the clones from Project Castor antagonists, or will the two sides find a way to help each other? So many questions, but at least we’re now only two-ish months away from more answers.

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What did you think of the new trailer for Orphan Black season 3? Let us know in the comments below or GIF-out with me about it on Twitter @RachelHeine!

]]>http://nerdist.com/orphan-blacks-full-season-3-trailer-shows-a-brave-new-world-for-the-clones/feed/2Exclusive: Funko Announces ORPHAN BLACK Pop! Figureshttp://nerdist.com/exclusive-funko-announces-orphan-black-pop-figures/
http://nerdist.com/exclusive-funko-announces-orphan-black-pop-figures/#commentsMon, 02 Feb 2015 18:00:39 +0000http://www.nerdist.com/?p=223512Hold on to your hats, Clone Club, because we’re about to blow them right off. We’re excited to announce that Funko is releasing a brand-new, just out of the lab Orphan Black Pop! vinyl figure series! I don’t think there are enough exclamation points to do this release justice so we’ll let Alison speak for us:

The Orphan Black figures are all about the clones which means six different versions of Tatiana Maslany. Yes, it is a glorious thing. Here’s the full Pop! clone line-up: Sarah Manning, Alison Hendrix, Cosima Niehaus, Helena, Rachel Duncan, and Rachel Duncan with a pencil in her eye (pencil Rachel is a Hot Topic exclusive). I think obtaining all of these figures will be a fine way to start a Clone Club-devoted shelf on my bookcase. Sarah agrees.

Funko’s Orphan Black Pop! figures are 3.75 inches tall just like the rest of the Pop! series, and they’ll be out this month – as in soon! You’ll be able to purchase them exclusively at Hot Topic through May 2015, and they’ll be available in the company’s retail and online stores. Flip through the below gallery and start making your clone wish list.

Does your wish list just say “all of them?” We don’t blame you.

I can’t get over how adorable this series is. And just like on the television series, you can tell each figure has her own personality despite looking exactly alike. Maslany is just that good.

Don’t forget that season three of Orphan Black, produced by Temple Street Productions, premieres on April 18th on BBC America and Space.

Which Orphan Black Pop! figure will you be purchasing immediately? Let us know in the comments.

It’s been rumored that both Maslany, Rooney Mara, and recent Oscar nominee Felicity Jones were vying for the part, but The Mary Sue is reporting that Maslany has snagged the lead role. The Orphan Black actress also recently dropped out of a Broadway play due to scheduling conflicts, and our pals at The Mary Sue say their sources confirm the casting.

While we don’t know exactly what this spin-off is about yet, Disney CEO Bob Iger remarked in the latest Disney Shareholders report that “…next year we’ll release our first standalone movie based on [Star Wars: The Force Awaken‘s] characters, followed by Star Wars: Episode VIII in 2017, and we’ll finish this trilogy with Episode IX in 2019.” This might mean that Maslany’s character is somehow involved with the new folks –Rey (Daisy Ridley), Finn (John Boyega), or Poe Dameron (Oscar Isaac) — buuut it could also mean she’s connected to the old favorites: Luke, Leia, and Han. INTRIGUE.

We’ll keep you updated as more news becomes available, but for now let’s just have a big Clone Club style dance party with our Orphan Blackplaylists. Maslany is one of the sharpest, most intriguing young actors out there right now and to see her take on more and interesting roles (and hopefully wield a light saber or another Star Wars-y weapon of some sort) is a gift of the highest order.

What type of character(s) would you like to see Maslany play in the first Star Wars spin-off? Let us know in the comments below, and stay up do date with all the latest reports from a galaxy far, far away on our very own Nerdist News!

]]>http://nerdist.com/report-orphan-blacks-tatiana-maslany-cast-as-lead-in-gareth-edwards-star-wars-spin-off/feed/12Major Details on Project Castor Revealed in New ORPHAN BLACK Imageshttp://nerdist.com/major-details-on-project-castor-revealed-in-new-orphan-black-images/
http://nerdist.com/major-details-on-project-castor-revealed-in-new-orphan-black-images/#commentsSat, 10 Jan 2015 21:45:55 +0000http://www.nerdist.com/?p=216206This here post? This is Spoiler City, population: ALL OF THEM, folks. So if you’re an Orphan Black fan that wants to stay blissfully unaware as to the upcoming doings in Season Three, go ahead and click out of this post tout de suite. Ain’t nobody got time for your bellyaching about being spoiled in the comments.

OK, so now that we’ve got that settled: let’s get down to business. Orphan Black returns on April 18th, 2015 — which means we’re finally starting to get some revealing details regarding Ari Millen’s male duplicates as they join the clone club’s insane sestrahood spirals into chaos. Ain’t Television Critic Association tour time grand?

And first up? It’s a brand spankin’ new photo of one of Millen’s men — the super-unhinged Rudy (whom we all met in the shocking reveal in the Season Two finale), with a very, well, intense facial make-up choice going on. Affectionately dubbed Scarface by the series’ creators, Rudy has already been set up as a lethal, brutal, and totally unhinged Castor clone “with a sleek mohawk and a menacing scar that adds to his intimidating exterior.” Now, we guess, we can add “dramatic scene-stealer” to his resumé (something tells us he and Helena would definitely get along).

(Psst — if you click it, the picture gets bigger!)

OK, so we have a lot of questions here. Is this an image from a flash-forward, a flash-backward, or does Marian Bowles actually let him out of his cage? Who’s he shooting at? And why? The questions, they mount!

According to the show, Rudy’s not one to be trusted all that much. “Just when the sisters thought they knew their enemies and allies,” the press release explained, “they’ll learn they’re more vulnerable than ever before.”

And we got a few more details on Millen’s clones Mark, Rudy, and Miller — the three iterations we saw of him at the end of Season Two — mostly thanks to the questions the explanations posit.

First up is Mark, the Prolethean clone who defected from his military upbringing, absconding with a pregnant (with Helena’s bebies) Gracie after the fall of the Henrick Johanssen’s ranch. Naturally one must ask: who really is Mark? Was he planted in the Proletheans? Does he really love Gracie? Who holds his true allegiance?

Then there’s Rudy, all brutally nuts with his facial scar and mohawk. Also raised under the strictest of military supervisions, he’s a manipulative master-fighter type, with a similar loyalty to his clone brethren as Sarah to hers. But can we trust him? And should we be scared? Does his love of his bro-clones (a phrase we just made up) put him at odds or in alliance with Sarah and the sestras?

Last of all was the just barely glimpsed Miller, a soldier through-and-through. Does he know Paul? What, exactly, is his deal? And how does he feel about being a clone?

See what we mean on the questions front? We just have so many (and we’ll hopefully get some of the answers in our interviews with the cast here at the TCA Winter Tour, so stay tuned).

What are your thoughts and theories when it comes to the bro-clones? Let us know your thoughts in the comments.

]]>http://nerdist.com/major-details-on-project-castor-revealed-in-new-orphan-black-images/feed/2The War is On in New ORPHAN BLACK Trailer — And It’s Coming Back April 18, 2015http://nerdist.com/the-war-is-on-in-new-orphan-black-trailer-and-its-coming-back-april-18-2015/
http://nerdist.com/the-war-is-on-in-new-orphan-black-trailer-and-its-coming-back-april-18-2015/#commentsThu, 18 Dec 2014 17:30:08 +0000http://www.nerdist.com/?p=211620It’s.about.to.go.down.

The war for autonomy and understanding has never been more fervent than it is right now — the silly ol’ DYAD was juuuust the beginning. It only scratched the surface of the machine that’s brought the beloved clones of BBC America’s Orphan Black into existence. The stakes are high and the clonespiracies even higher in the upcoming season of the BBC America series, and the sestrahood isn’t going to take it anymore. Not Sarah, not Cosima, not Allison, not Helena (GASP! What have they done to you?) — not even Project Leda, it seems. Clone Club: it’s time for the final countdown.

So start speculating and theorizing now, because there’s only 120 days (but who’s counting? Totally not us!) until the return of Orphan Black on April 18, 2015. Naturally, there are some spoiler-y bits here so if you’re not into knowing things in advance (or have yet to see the finale of season two), definitely turn away now lest ye be spoiled forever and forced to live with that knowledge for 4 months.

The four main clones — Cosima, Sarah, Allison, and Helena — are all featured prominently (no Rachel?) in the clip, discussing the upped ante that one would expect following that season finale. “This is a fight for knowledge; this is war; this is [something in Ukrainian, we’re assuming?],” the girls warn. Because those with power are — as Mrs. Hendrix so stated — do not give it up so easily (as evidenced by all the blood on Helena’s face. Nooo! Helena! What has the shadow-y government organization done to you? How are you bebies?!)

But the best part? How terrifyingly creepy and good Ari Millen looks as the newly introduced male clones. Oh, the humanity!

How excited are you for season three? Leave your super-abundance of feelings in the comments.

]]>http://nerdist.com/the-war-is-on-in-new-orphan-black-trailer-and-its-coming-back-april-18-2015/feed/4Clone Club! Get in This Post There’s a New ORPHAN BLACK Image Inside of It!http://nerdist.com/clone-club-get-in-this-post-theres-a-new-orphan-black-image-inside-of-it/
http://nerdist.com/clone-club-get-in-this-post-theres-a-new-orphan-black-image-inside-of-it/#commentsWed, 17 Dec 2014 22:00:04 +0000http://www.nerdist.com/?p=211308Times they are a-changing, clone club: we’ve got a new set of brothers coming into the sestrahood fold, and it looks like the creators of Orphan Blackwon’t make us wait all that long to introduce one to the other. And we’ve got photographic evidence to prove it! Ready? Are you ready? Are you sure? WE’RE NOT SURE YOU’RE READY.

OK here it is:

Yes: that is the terrifying scarred clone we saw in Marian Bowles’ basement. His name is Rudy!

Brought to us all by the kind souls at Entertainment Weekly, the BBC America series (and co-creator Graeme Manson) have also provided a few insights for the forthcoming third season. And no, Ari Millen will not be doing a young Sean Astin impression.

“The boy’s name is Rudy,” explained Manson. “And obviously Rudy—or Scarface, as we call him in the writer’s room—is not Mark, who is the other Castor clone that we’ve known before. So immediately that poses a bunch of questions for us: How are they different? How are they the same, these brothers? And what the heck is Mark up to? Is Mark a traitor? Is Mark undercover? Like everyone else on Orphan Black, Mark has divided loyalties.”

But don’t you fret for a second — this is still a show about the sestras. Just with, y’know, a bit of added intrigue! “It’s fantastic that we’ve got this new diverse villain in the form of clones—villains or whatever they may turn out to be.” There’s a full-blown, very interesting interview over at EW‘s site so go and read it all there!

So, OK. Who else is losing their gourd over this? Let us know your thoughts in the comments.

]]>http://nerdist.com/clone-club-get-in-this-post-theres-a-new-orphan-black-image-inside-of-it/feed/1The Clone Club Grows: ORPHAN BLACK Adds a Ton of New Cast Members to Season 3http://nerdist.com/the-clone-club-grows-orphan-black-adds-a-ton-of-new-cast-members-to-season-3/
http://nerdist.com/the-clone-club-grows-orphan-black-adds-a-ton-of-new-cast-members-to-season-3/#commentsWed, 26 Nov 2014 03:00:59 +0000http://www.nerdist.com/?p=204463Welcome, sestras, one and all to the latest announcement regarding everyone’s favorite Clone Club — Orphan Black. The BBC America series is well underway on the production front for its 2015 installment (hurry up hurry up) and, of course, that means we’re starting to learn what new characters and curious adversaries and allies lay ahead in the third season storyline. Needless to say: there will be SPOILERS, sweeties.

Turns out? There’s going to be A LOT more moving parts to the third season, as the network not only confirmed Justin Chatwin’s involvement, but also announced a few other names — including the immensely talented and creepy-spooky (in a good way!) James Frain. He as well as several others will come into the fold throughout the season as we dive deeper into Projects Leda and Castor and find out just what in the heck the government and other agencies involved with bringing these human clones to life.

First up is the aforementioned Chatwin, whose character was finally revealed after the tweet above sent the Clone Club into speculation overdrive. He’s slated to play a fella named Jason Kellerman. Slated to be a recurring character throughout the season, Jason is a drug-dealer type “in the guise of a charismatic businessman” so we’re fairly certain he and Sarah are going to play serious ball this season. (Unless Allison’s REALLY gone off the rails this season. Which, you know, could happen.)

Frain hops on board from BBC America’s Intruders as Ferdinand, which is the perfect sort of name for a well-educated, “cleaner” type who’s the strong arm of that über-secret multi-national that’s in charge of the DYAD and a few others. No doubt questionable ethics and ruthless ways will dot that particular storyline. (Sidenote: he sounds like the perfect sort of partner for Rachel Duncan, doesn’t he?)

Also joining the cast is Lost Girl‘s Ksenia Solo as Shay, a “soulful and compassionate holistic healer with a great sense of humor destined to become a new friend to Cosima Niehaus” — which, uh oh, are Cophine ‘shippers going to lose their gourds/have to deal with a love triangle? — Kyra Harper as the ruthless “Dr. Coady, and advisor to the military with an agenda that even her superiors do not suspect,” and Earl Pastko as a fella named Bulldog, Ferdinand’s bodyguard who apparently doesn’t talk at all and does all of Ferdinand’s dirty work. Because, duh: a man named Ferdinand never gets his hands dirty, amirite?

Needless to say Bulldog is obviously going to be our favorite character because who doesn’t love a ridiculous henchman with a bizarre affliction?

So now all we need is for the series to hurry the eff up and just return to us already. (I MEAN JEEZ C’MON.)

Which new character sounds the most intriguing to you? We’re all sorts of interested in what Dr. Coady’s deal could be, but let us know your thoughts in the comments.

]]>http://nerdist.com/the-clone-club-grows-orphan-black-adds-a-ton-of-new-cast-members-to-season-3/feed/4Celebrate the Bizarre, Tempestuous Love of ORPHAN BLACK’s Donnie and Alison Hendrixhttp://nerdist.com/celebrate-the-bizarre-tempestuous-love-of-orphan-blacks-donnie-and-alison-hendrix/
Wed, 12 Nov 2014 21:30:48 +0000http://www.nerdist.com/?p=200435Sometimes, opposites attract. Others? Don’t even realize how similar they are until their true two peas in a pod-hood comes startlingly into the light. Weirdly, the former and the latter seem to be the case for every Clone Clubber’s favorite dysfunctional matriarch and patriarch, Donnie and Alison Hendrix. The Orphan Black duo are the definition of a messed-up love story and this latest video ode to their love is definitive proof of that.

I mean these two really ran the gamut with what they put each other through: spying for the DYAD, being a clone, keeping up a secret life to keep your clone wife (that you have no idea is a clone, WOOOOPS) none the wiser, drinking oneself into oblivion, the old porn stash bait and switch, and — of course! — the hot glue gun incident. Nothin’ says lovin’ like a bit of casual, at-home DIY torture tactics to find out what your husband/monitor knows about your very existence.

Thankfully, things changed for the Hendrixes after — spoiler alert? — the duo realized they were both really good at being accidental murderer types, killing those that they perceived to have been wronging them all along (R.I.P. Aynsley and Dr. Leekie). And I mean the couple that commits manslaughter together stays together, you know? How’s that for crazy science, Cosima, eh?

Naturally, where we left things off at the end of season two has us all the more excited to see our newly reunited power couple and how their reignited passion for one another plays out in season three. Will Donnie join the Clone Club? Fingers crossed.

What’s your favorite Donnie/Alison moment? Leave it for us in the comments (and bonus points for GIFs).

]]>TV-Cap: ORPHAN BLACK Returns, Neil Gaiman Thinks DOCTOR WHO Has a Lady Problem, Bill Hader’s SNL Promoshttp://nerdist.com/tv-cap-orphan-black-returns-neil-gaiman-thinks-doctor-who-has-a-lady-problem-bill-haders-snl-promos/
http://nerdist.com/tv-cap-orphan-black-returns-neil-gaiman-thinks-doctor-who-has-a-lady-problem-bill-haders-snl-promos/#commentsThu, 09 Oct 2014 14:30:33 +0000http://www.nerdist.com/?p=190016It’s Shonday — erm, Thursday for all you non-Scandal obsessives (who ARE you? Oh am I alone here at Nerdist in that love? [Editor’s Note: Nope!]) out there in the world. And what a joyous day it is, indeed! Wednesday came and went with the quickness, ensuring that we’d all be able to watch the season premiere of American Horror Story: Freak Show. And oh what a premiere it was, wasn’t it? We wouldn’t expect anything less from that dementedly twisted Ryan Murphy mind, though.

In any event we’ve got some exciting, confounding, and truly exciting small screen news on the horizon. So let’s get right into it, shall we? OK!

Orphan Black is BACK: Oh sweet jay-sus and lord almighty: IT’S TIME TO REASSEMBLE, CLONE CLUB! Because guess what happened on Wednesday? That’s right — the first-ever read-through for season three of Orphan Black! YES. YOU READ THAT CORRECTLY AND NO MY CAPS LOCK KEY ISN’T BROKEN, IT’S JUST LOUD. The house that Tatiana Maslany built broke the news with a sweet little photo of our favorite sestrahood-incarnate and woops look at that we just piddled on the carpet a little bit in excitement (woops was that too weird? OH WELL). Feast YER EYES, folks! [Facebook]

Fun Fact: Tatiana Maslany is totally in that photo (hint: she’s playing a bottle of water. WHAT A METHOD MFer.

Curious about The Flash?: Before we get to the next tidbit, Joe McCabe reviewed the new CW series and you can read that right here right MEOW: [Nerdist]

How The Flash Beat S.H.I.E.L.D.: Oh snap, it’s ON, you guys. A war of ratings is officially a-brewing over in comic book TV adaptation land (a/k/a most of TV right now at the moment because Hollywood is nothing if not consistent in their attempts to grab at the zeitgeist?), because last night’s premiere of The Flash (on the CW) did better numbers than the on-a-major-network Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. over at ABC. OH SNAP, y’all! Oh snap! We’re happy DC Comics got one win over Marvel, though. They can’t really seem to do it anywhere else. [TVLine]

An Alternative Ending: With season five on the horizon, why not take a look at an ending of The Walking Dead‘s fourth season that would’ve been WAY WAY better, just sayin’. [Nerdist]

Bill Hader’s Back: Aww, you guys! One of the more gemtastic cast members to come out of Saturday Night Live as of late — in comparable Bill Hader — did some promos for his hosting gig on — we bet you’ll never guess — Saturday night. What a freaking cutie, right?

Well This is Awkward…: After five seasons, MTV’s popular series, Awkward, will be coming to an end. Somebody go cue up Vitamin C’s “Graduation (Friends Forever)” please? [TVLine]

Horror Story Clues: Ryan Murphy teased a ton of stuff in this interview, including the guarantee that a season five of American Horror Story is happening, and apparently some big-name superstar dude approached him to be on it. Oh! Also there are apparently some clues about next season IN THESE FIRST FEW EPISODES! Did anyone catch anything suspicious last night? [The Hollywood Reporter]

Retta, Queen of Everything: LOOK AT THIS FLAWLESS PERFECTION. Just look at it! [Oh No They Didn’t]

Neil Gaiman Wants to Hug Some Who Ladies: Only… there aren’t many female Doctor Who writerladies around! Which we cough cough totally noticed a while back and thought the series would do well to remedy! In our dreams Neil Gaiman totally read our story (pssstttttttttt it’s right here go click the thing!) and agreed with us. In fact, in our dreams Neil Gaiman is drafting a really delightful email and/or tweet to invite us to be his writing assistant for the next episode of the series he writes. We’d totally be open to it, Neil. I mean I know we’re just a silly American but STILL: give us a chance? We’re getting ahead of ourselves though, aren’t we? (But are we, Neil? ARE WE?!?!) [The Mary Sue]

Do you think Doctor Who should have more ladies writing episodes? Let us know your thoughts in the comments — we’re sure this won’t be divisive at all! Har har har oh jokes, so funny.

]]>http://nerdist.com/tv-cap-orphan-black-returns-neil-gaiman-thinks-doctor-who-has-a-lady-problem-bill-haders-snl-promos/feed/19Look! A Handy Infographic That Proves ORPHAN BLACK is the Best Show Everhttp://nerdist.com/look-a-handy-infographic-that-proves-orphan-black-is-the-best-show-ever/
http://nerdist.com/look-a-handy-infographic-that-proves-orphan-black-is-the-best-show-ever/#commentsWed, 10 Sep 2014 14:30:24 +0000http://www.nerdist.com/?p=181559It’s been a minute, hasn’t it, Clone Club? Since we had anything of particular interest for you on the Orphan Black front. Well, never fear because we’re here with something now (and — stay tuned — a bit more from our interview with Graeme Manson and John Fawcett in the coming weeks) because we care. And because we feel partially responsible to help spread the OB love.

Which is exactly what this infographic from Tumblr user PeetaIsMyHero created the little piece of fandom ephemera, made with the clear eyes (and full hearts? WHOA this is not a Friday Night Lights post) of a true obsessive of the series. From most and least viewed episodes to every time the clones got their impersonation game on, there’s tons of fun facts here for fans to laugh about.

But we don’t think this infographic should just be seen by fans alone: no! In fact, it’s actually a pretty great tool to show just how complex and totally awesome the series is — so why not use it as a fan recruitment tool, eh? Something tells us you’ll be glad you did.

Click on the image below to make it all big-like (otherwise you wouldn’t be able to read it, sillies! But if your eyes are just that good and you can read it sans clicking, whoa. You are clearly a superhero and/or villain of a sort. In the very least Cosima will want to talk crazy science with you):

So — Sarah’s favorite swear is shite; what do you think Allison’s is, eh? Let’s dissect in the comments.

]]>http://nerdist.com/look-a-handy-infographic-that-proves-orphan-black-is-the-best-show-ever/feed/8ORPHAN BLACK Cast and Creators Discuss the Clone’s Cosplaying Options at Comic-Conhttp://nerdist.com/orphan-black-cast-and-creators-discuss-the-clones-cosplaying-options-at-comic-con/
http://nerdist.com/orphan-black-cast-and-creators-discuss-the-clones-cosplaying-options-at-comic-con/#commentsMon, 11 Aug 2014 20:00:18 +0000http://www.nerdist.com/?post_type=vepisode&p=173430Ahh, Comic-Con: the place that geeked-out obsessive nerds can really let their freak flag fly through the magic of cosplay. And there were more than a few Clone Clubbers out there doing their best turns as the Orphan Black sestrahood (and even a be-turniped Donnie!). But we were infinitely curious — were the tables turned, who our beloved clones cosplay as, eh? So we spun that question to the cast and creators of the series that were on hand at this year’s apex of nerdom and the answers were pretty great. We even found out Felix’s do’s and don’ts of cosplaying — the answer to which probably won’t surprise you.

Oh, and it should probably be said that if you’re not caught up on Orphan Black‘s second season, it would be best to turn away tout de suit because spoilers, sweeties.

Of course it wasn’t all that: we also got to ask the men of Orphan Black what it was like to have such big revelations at the end of season two and just what it takes to be considered a sex symbol on the show. Apparently it is just one thing: bottoms! Of course the biggest question to come out of that revelation? Just when, then, will newbie clone/Mark the Prolethean Ari Millen, join the boy’s Butt Club? Next season? Never? You’ll have to watch the video to find out.

Orphan Black‘s third season returns not-soon-enough but likely sometime next spring. As what or whom do YOU think the clones would cosplay? Let’s hypothesize in the comments!

Image courtesy of BBC America.

]]>http://nerdist.com/orphan-black-cast-and-creators-discuss-the-clones-cosplaying-options-at-comic-con/feed/4ORPHAN BLACK Creators Talk God Complexes, Tony, Rachel, and the Science in Their Storieshttp://nerdist.com/orphan-black-creators-talk-god-complexes-tony-rachel-and-the-science-in-their-stories/
http://nerdist.com/orphan-black-creators-talk-god-complexes-tony-rachel-and-the-science-in-their-stories/#commentsWed, 06 Aug 2014 20:00:34 +0000http://www.nerdist.com/?post_type=vepisode&p=172653As you’ve probably noticed by now, we here at El Nerdisto love us some Orphan Black. Like, really, really love it. In fact we’re all pretty proud, card-carrying members of the Clone Club. So when we got the chance to talk to the creators of the series, Graeme Manson and John Fawcett at San Diego Comic-Con, we jumped — professionally! — at the chance (OK, after a little bit of fangirling, we admit it). Because when it comes to combining conspiracy thriller drama with evolutionary science, there is heaps and heaps to talk about.

And talk to them we did. About a LOT. I mean this is the sestrahood like no other. In this first video, we chatted up the guys about some of the bigger character surprises of the season (spoilers, sweeties!), like Tony and Jordan’s, Rachel’s future on the series and her now-defunct eye, the differences between Project Castor and Project Leda, and the myriad ways in which the series discusses modern scientific, social, evolutionary, and moral issues with their multitude of clones.

“It’s a complex story to tell,” explained Fawcett. “And we’re always trying to get our science right. It’s an interesting part of the mystery, the ethics and actual science around cloning and what’s going on currently in the world in biomedical research.”

Also complex? Trying to get any information from these two about the future of some of the clones — in particular Tony and Rachel. “You know, that pencil went pretty deep,” teased Fawcett. Ugh! Guess we’ll have to wait a couple months to find out.

What gets you most jazzed on Orphan Black? Let us hear it in the comments.

]]>http://nerdist.com/orphan-black-creators-talk-god-complexes-tony-rachel-and-the-science-in-their-stories/feed/3Peep the Highlights from ORPHAN BLACK’s 2014 SDCC Panelhttp://nerdist.com/peep-the-highlights-from-orphan-blacks-2014-sdcc-panel/
Tue, 05 Aug 2014 18:30:44 +0000http://www.nerdist.com/?p=172175At this year’s San Diego Comic-Con International, catching the cast and crew of Orphan Black was a hot ticket item for many of the folks at the Con. Be it their Tumblr fan meet-up, the panel itself, or Tatiana Maslany’s several appearances throughout the weekend, fans came out of the woodwork to obsess about the sestrahood we’ve all come to know and love on BBC America.

In fact, the show was so popular a lot of fans (and even some press) were unable to attend the panel! But lest you all get super sad about the prospect of never knowing what, exactly, it was like to be in that room, the folks at BBC America have distilled the hourlong event into one, easy to digest, two-and-a-half minute video, highlighting seven of the event’s best, silliest, most outrageous, and fun moments. There’s talk of Donnie’s underwear! A bunch of clone nesting dolls! That time our beloved Fee repeatedly (and unknowingly) beat the crap out of Hot Paul. And speculation as to who would be the perfect person to play Alison Hendrix’s mother (their answer is very, very good. We totally approve).

It’ll help tide you over until our own video interviews with the cast and crew come out (that’s right, Clone Club: we’ve got even more Orphan Black/Comic-Con goodness coming your way. Can you even stand it?).

So — who would you dreamcast as the parents of Cosima and Alison? Do you agree with their choice for Alison’s mom? Let us know your thoughts in the comments!

]]>Watch Tatiana Maslany Turn Into SHAUN OF THE DEAD and Kick Some Zombie Asshttp://nerdist.com/watch-tatiana-maslany-turn-into-shaun-of-the-dead-and-kick-some-zombie-ass/
http://nerdist.com/watch-tatiana-maslany-turn-into-shaun-of-the-dead-and-kick-some-zombie-ass/#commentsThu, 24 Jul 2014 19:30:04 +0000http://www.nerdist.com/?p=169469Add one five parts clone superstar to one part zombie hunter and you have Tatiana Maslany. The Orphan Black actress is one of the many folks (including our own Chris Hardwick!) The Hollywood Reporter is highlighting in their “Titans of Comic-Con” series and watching the video it’s not hard to see why.

Maslany, who will be making her second ever San Diego Comic-Con International appearance on Friday (keep your eyes peeled to this place if you want to hear more about the show from yours truly, Clone Club), was transformed from our sestrahood to an ass-kicking Simon Pegg cosplayer for the badass photoshoot thanks to her own love of Shaun of the Dead.

“I met Edgar Wright, and he was awesome,” Maslany said.” However she’s yet to meet the star of the series and the Cornetto king of our hearts. “I’d love to meet Simon Pegg. I saw Shaun of the Dead when it first came out, and I was just blown away. I was just like, ‘This is a perfect film.’ I cried. I laughed. I was terrified. I believed every moment.”

Pegg is a veritable emperor of Comic-Con, but Maslany is no stranger to fandom love and obsession, either. As the popularity of the sci-fi, BBC America series grows, so too do the fans and cosplayers wandering around San Diego dressed as Helena, Alison, Sarah, Rachel, and Cosima. (To say nothing of those über-clever clone swap iterations.)

What other fandom would you like to see Maslany — or any of her clone iterations — cosplay? Leave your thoughts in the comments!

Follow @NerdistDotCom on Twitter and Instagram for more up-to-the-minute coverage from SDCC 2014! Join the conversation using the hashtag #NerdistSDCC.

IDW announced that they would be bringing the BBC America series to comics next year in a series of all-new stories. Right now it’s just a done deal between IDW and Temple Street Productions, the company behind Orphan Black. What that means (for now) is that IDW hasn’t attached a creative team to the book, but we should expect to hear more about it in the coming months.

IDW says that they went after the license after seeing fan response to the series at last year’s Comic-Con, so good on you, fans.

In the meantime, the publisher has released this first cover image from artist Nick Runge, who I would be completely cool with handling interiors should IDW just decide to tap him for the book.

In the press release, IDW was careful to note that the series wouldn’t simply reproduce the stories from the series, meaning we’ll likely see even more clones of Sarah Manning than we’ve seen up to this point.

But if you’d like a bit of background for the storytelling process of Orphan Black, series creators Graeme Manson and John Fawcett sat down with the Nerdist Writers Panel to chat about the series, where it’s coming from, and a little about where it’s going. While the new season of Orphan Black hasn’t been officially dated, we can probably expect it sometime next spring on BBC America.

The Orphan Black comic will be out in 2015.

]]>http://nerdist.com/orphan-black-cloned-to-comics-at-idw/feed/2ORPHAN BLACK Playlists: Be A Hangry Firecracker Like Helenahttp://nerdist.com/orphan-black-playlists-be-a-hangry-firecracker-like-helena/
http://nerdist.com/orphan-black-playlists-be-a-hangry-firecracker-like-helena/#commentsMon, 07 Jul 2014 16:45:55 +0000http://www.nerdist.com/?p=164747Everyone has a favorite serial murder-person, right? (Or is that just us?) A few years ago, we may have had a different answer but thanks to Orphan Black we are head over heels for Helena, the feral Ukrainian religious wingnut with a childlike heart of gold. Considering the fact that she was raised in such a hateful, ugly environment by an extremist cult that told her she was a damn abomination, she really is the sweetest sort, isn’t she? Though at first she is a killer the clones all did well to fear, finding her twin sestra Sarah Manning sort of changed everything for Helena. Finally a family — a real one — where she felt she belonged. That’s when Helena’s childlike, dark comedic personality really began to shine. I mean who could forget that roadtripping sestra singalong, right?

By putting a little love in Helena’s heart, she became an integral part of the Clone Club rather than an erratic, self-mutilating trained assassin with a sweet tooth: she became a playful sort of psycho with moments of brash unsettledness. Oh and did we mention she’s hungry, like, all the time? An angry angel turned good, our dear, sweet, Helena has grown leaps and bounds since her introduction to the sestrahood like no other and for that she deserves a playlist that shows the true breadth of her personality.

First we begin with a few vintage twee songs and other classics that may well have been “super sunshine hits.” And then the final playlist of our first Orphan Black clone playlist series takes a turn and becomes a little more sinister track by track. Check it out below.

Let us know what tracks you think should be on these playlists at Nerdist Music!

]]>http://nerdist.com/orphan-black-playlists-be-a-hangry-firecracker-like-helena/feed/5ORPHAN BLACK Fans Will Lose Their Gourds Over This Adorable Mini-Clone Dance Partyhttp://nerdist.com/orphan-black-fans-will-lose-their-gourds-over-this-adorable-mini-clone-dance-party/
http://nerdist.com/orphan-black-fans-will-lose-their-gourds-over-this-adorable-mini-clone-dance-party/#commentsTue, 01 Jul 2014 22:00:39 +0000http://www.nerdist.com/?p=163115Alright Orphan Black fans, if you haven’t seen the finale turn away now for a potential spoiler of the cutest order. If you have, well then get ready to bask in the adorable glory that is this video from the wee-est clone in the clone club, actress Cynthia Galant. Who is likely better known to the rest of us out there as Baby Rachel Duncan and 8-year-old current clone/daughter of Marian Bowles, Charlotte.

Galant was, as we all were, truly charmed by the silly yet fun clone club dance party that took place during the season two finale and took matters into her own hands to show her obsession. But while most of us are limited to merely enjoying the on-screen goofiness (and checking out the Orphan Black tumblr for GIFs of the moment), Galant was able to recreate it and bring to mind a veritable Muppet Babies-esque take on our grown-up Tatiana Maslanys. And not that we really need to say it, but: it is preciously good.

According to YouTube user Alexander Galant (who we’re going to go out on a limb and say is likely Cynthia’s father), the littlest clone “was inspired to recreate the Clone Dance from Season 2 Finale after watching the ‘Making of’ several times” in addition to a suggestion from an Orphan Black fan comment on his channel. According to the description, “Cynthia had a blast doing it and now has a whole new respect for Tatiana’s hair, make-up and wardrobe change overs.”

How do you think Galant did on interpreting the dances of the clones (we think she did pretty good)? Let us know in the comments.

]]>http://nerdist.com/orphan-black-fans-will-lose-their-gourds-over-this-adorable-mini-clone-dance-party/feed/7Wonder How That ORPHAN BLACK Dance Party Came Together? Watch This!http://nerdist.com/wonder-how-that-orphan-black-dance-party-came-together-watch-this/
http://nerdist.com/wonder-how-that-orphan-black-dance-party-came-together-watch-this/#commentsTue, 24 Jun 2014 23:45:47 +0000http://www.nerdist.com/?p=161187We’re probably not alone in the reeling feeling we’re still holding inside of us after that epic as all get-out season two finale of Orphan Black. The twists! The turns! The entirely new clone scenario! And perhaps most importantly: the clone club dance party.

As we mentioned in our recap of the episode, a lot went on as far as advancing both the storyline and scope of the sestrahood like no other. But perhaps the most impressive, at least from a technical standpoint, was the momentary respite from the craziness that appeared in the form of Cosima (because of course) instigating a wee bit of a dance break with Helena, Sarah, Alison, and sestrabrother Felix (because what dance party would be complete without him, right?).

It was adorable, a little cheesy, and absolutely one of the more silly and delightful moments of an otherwise breakneck, emotionally manipulating, rollercoaster of a finale. And since we nerds love a little behind the scenes action, BBC America has provided us all with a fun look at what it took to get all four of the clones into one single shot and scene (spoiler alert: Tatiana Maslany had to do a hell of a lot of dancing. Fingers crossed she was humming “Dancing With Myself” in her head all the while).

The ending is a particular delight, as the whole cast and crew gathered to dance it out and celebrate a very, very well done second season. Now I hope they realize we’re going to need one of these with the many faces of Tatiana AND Ari Millen next season. (No pressure, guys!)

So, which clone do we think has the best moves? Let us hear your thoughts in the comments.